Flipboard on Nostr: Now, to earwigs, which seemingly have more vibrant social lives than we do (though ...

Now, to earwigs, which seemingly have more vibrant social lives than we do (though based on this nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqwugzrsdsedpljlzz2rj852j06llvxcsdzg87w0e8h33yemg7j48s8lnu7u (nprofile…nu7u) story, we’ll stick with what we’ve got). Tim Vernimmen writes about their 20-hour mating rituals, peculiar penises, protective parenting, and occasional cannibalism.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/social-life-of-earwigs

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